Household

Happenings in the de Villiers household.

She plays hard, and bears her scars proudly

She plays hard, and bears her scars proudly

Earlier this week, our 1-year-old French Bulldog Stitch had “an incident” at doggy day camp. As the day camp staff described it, “she got another dog’s tooth caught on her head.” Basically, Stitch saw a tennis ball in the mouth of a mellow, 9-year-old black lab, and hurled herself at it in an attempt to [...]

Stitchie the big-eared reindeer

Stitchie the big-eared reindeer

Some of the hilarious photos from the Portland French Bulldog Meet-up 2007 Holiday Party, courtesy David Childs Photography:
Happy Holidays and Winter Solstice to all!

The pumpkin puppy

The pumpkin puppy

This was our first Halloween with Stitch, and it shows.
Really, can you blame us?

Stitch

Stitch

We are pleased to introduce Stitch, our teeny-weeny, climb-y, snuggly, snorty, and all-around CUTE French Bulldog:

Needless to say, all things now revolve around Stitchimus Maximus. Me, I kinda like it.
Here’s the original Stitch: See the resemblance?

Holy crap, we're married!

Holy crap, we’re married!

Jacques and I were married today. We were surrounded by love (my mom, Robin; her partner, Monica; my brother, Alex; and good friend Kal, who also performed the ceremony), warmth (the last day of summer was incredibly sunny), and beauty (Mt. St. Helens from Council Crest). Jacques and Kal have known each other since 1993, [...]